An introduction to pietie and humanitie containing, first, a short catechisme for vnderstanding the grounds of religion: secondly, certaine briefe and effectuall rules for life and conuersation. Penned specially for the vse of the poore children of Christ's Hospitall in London: but generallie may serue for any other that would be instructed therein. By Gregorie Brovvne.

OF BEHAVIOVR AT night.

1 AT night when all the duties of the day are ended, and that the time of rest is come, approach quietly and or∣derly into thy ward and place of rest appo∣inted; and then with due reuerence addresse thee, to the reuerent hearing and reading of the word of God, according as the nightly exercises require; if it be in singing of Psalmes, see that it be done also reuerently with due regard of the matter as well as the method, and melodie, which must also be regarded, as we are by God commanded to sing with feeling and a grace in the heart, with vnderstanding and skil in due marking and keeping the time and tune, for the God of order delighteth in concord and harmo∣ny, and hateth confusion and discord, espe∣cially in his speciall seruices. Therefore sing reuerently, orderly and deuoutly, keeping time and tune; so shall it please God, and be comended of men.

2 These ended, commit thy selfe into the

tuition of God by prayer, remembring wherein thou hast faulted or failed of thy duty, to call for mercy, & wherein through grace thou hast performed or desired any good, to be thankefull vnto him that is the fountaine and giuer of all goodnes.

3 See thy hose and shooes be cleane, and thy cloathes decently laid vp, readily of thee to be found in the morning when thou shalt rise to put them on.

To bed see that thou goe in time, And rise likewise, the gaine is thine.